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Originally posted by Boswell:
Chatter
Actually I had thought that i.e. stands for 'id est' and translated into English could be 'that is' or used in the sense 'in other words'. It seemed to suit what I was trying to say.
Anyway, you've got me worried now, and I will reflect deeply on my possible gaff.
I certainly missed out the comma, which I will try and rectify.
Oh, I am just funning you here, so let's not get too deply into this.
I mentioned it because I have seen
i.e. used incorrectly here several times in recent days, usually where
e.g. should be used.
You are correct that
i.e. is
id est, Latin for
that is. It is used when one wishes to restate the same premise in other words, usually for purposes of clarity.
I came to Auction Sniper because of my old losing ways, i.e., I was continually losing auctions to late bidders and wished to rectify this.On the other hand, what you gave was an example of a particular eBay search. This requires the use of
e.g., which is
exempli gratia, Latin for
by grace of example. Most of our bidding scenarios here are this type of example.
One must be aware that one's proxy bid is kept secret while an auction is underway; e.g., bidder A bids $45 on a widget, while bidder B comes along and... Like its cousin,
i.e., our friend
e.g. also requires a comma immediately after it and is never used at the beginning of a sentence.
Again, I was just having a bit of fun here, since I see this item come up on a recurring basis. No further nitpicking will take place.
